000 FZNT24 KNHC 130859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AND MAKE SLOW PROGRESS OVER NW GULF...STALLING FROM THE S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO THIS EVENING. LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE SUN AND SHIFTS NE TOWARD THE CAROLINAS MON AND TUE. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHIFTS SE AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY TUE...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN ON WED. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 .TODAY...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN